anguish
Example Sentences
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The sister of one of the teachers killed was removed from the gallery after an anguished outburst aimed at defense attorneys.
“You can do this,” Sue’s dad called back, his voice strangled with anguish and smoke.
From Literature
Venezuela said Tuesday it would start using revenues from a US-brokered oil sale to shore up its battered currency, as families waited in anguish for more prisoners to be released.
From Barron's
An anguished outburst from the gallery by the sister of a teacher who was killed prompted the judge to warn lawyers that such behavior could also derail the trial.
"They have prolonged the anguish of the families," she lamented.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
